Upon hearing the term, “missing,” most people seem to connect it to kidnappings, robberies and murders, right?
Abare said he is currently in the county jail for charges of nonsupport because the police discovered his real identity after they charged him for drunken driving and he failed to present a drivers license last month.
In reality, a majority of missing individuals in Michigan choose to disappear on their own-leaving behind past conflicts and responsibilities in an attempt to start a new life for themselves.
According to the U.S. Justice Department, out of the 57,152 men, women and children reported missing last year in Michigan, about 9,000 remain missing and were never found.
Out of these roughly 9,000 individuals, police said that they believe less than 100 people account for victims of crimes; they said the number could be as low as 40 or 50.
“We find a lot of people disappear because they’ve got troubles, want to leave them behind and start over again,” Sgt. Manuel Cortez from the East Lansing Police Department said.
Cortez said that men account for more adult runaways than women do.
Among such individuals is Jason Abare, a 31-year-old man from East Lansing. Abare said that he left the state in order to escape paying $840 every month to his ex-wife for alimony and child support for his four children.
“I wasn’t going to give her a penny, not with the hell that woman put me through,” Abare said.
Abare said that as a carpenter, he was able to find a job wherever he traveled. He said that he “drifted” from job to job, and sometimes he would only stay a few weeks before leaving again.
Abare said that he thought no one would ever find him if he frequently changed his location.
“It was easy, real easy,” Abare said during a jailhouse interview.
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